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缺点 quēdiǎn “weak point” in Chinese

Traditional 缺點

What 缺点 means

  1. weak point
  2. fault
  3. shortcoming
  4. disadvantage

Measure word 个 gè · 一个缺点 yí ge quēdiǎn

How to say 缺点

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale缺quē1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping

缺点 in a sentence

  1. 他最大的缺点就是话太多。

    Tā zuì dà de quēdiǎn jiùshì huà tài duō.

    His greatest fault is talking too much.

    Sentence #1358669 from Tatoeba

  2. 虽然她有缺点，但我喜欢她。

    Suīrán tā yǒu quēdiǎn, dàn wǒ xǐhuan tā.

    Although she has her flaws, I still like her.

    Sentence #1785963 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你们的优点和缺点是什么？

    Nǐmen de yōudiǎn hé quēdiǎn shì shénme?

    What are your strengths and weaknesses?

    Sentence #805525 from Tatoeba

How 缺点 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 缺 (quē) with each of its parts in a different colour
缺quēdeficiency
  • 缶jar · fǒuMeaning part
  • 夬decisive · guàiSound part

缶 hints at the meaning (jar); 夬 (guài) hints at the sound. Compare it with quē.

The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

How to write 缺点

缺 10 strokes · 点 9 strokes

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缺点 (quēdiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 缺点 (quēdiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 缺点

Words with 缺

缺少quēshǎo · lack缺乏quēfá · to lack缺席quēxí · to be absent缺口quēkǒu · gap缺陷quēxiàn · defect

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains地点dìdiǎn · place特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments观点guāndiǎn · point of view

More words: Everyday Things

乒乓球pīngpāngqiú · table tennis桥qiáo · bridge情况qíngkuàng · circumstances区别qūbié · difference任务rènwu · mission日记rìjì · diary沙发shāfā · sofa数量shùliàng · amount

FAQs

缺点 (quēdiǎn) means “weak point” or “fault”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it quēdiǎn: quē with a 1st tone, then diǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 缺点 is written 缺點. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one weak point is 一个缺点 (yí ge quēdiǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quedian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 缺点 from the suggestions. Typing quedian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
缺点 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.